Logistics Operations Lead - FMCG Scale-Up

IMPACT EVOLVE; Bourton-on-the-Water; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawkstone is a fast-growing British drinks brand seeking a Logistics Manager to own the day-to-day logistics operation. You will work with a national 3PL, production partners, and Hawkstone sites to keep stock flowing and deliveries on time.

The role calls for coordinating production planning, warehouse relationships, and transport planning across internal and partner networks, with strong emphasis on problem solving and proactive issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Experienced logistics manager with live operation day-to-day responsibility.
• Experience working through 3PLs, not negotiating with them, but working with them.
• Experience in scale-up and larger, structured business, and knowing what to take from each.
• Calm under pressure when plans fall apart and quick at rebuilding them.
• Brings fixes, not just problems.
• Organised and comfortable operating with minimal structure.

Responsibilities

• Own the daily inbound, outbound and stock transfer plan.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with 3PL warehouses, hauliers and production partners.
• Coordinate finished goods movements from production sites into the warehouse network.
• Plan pallet network, groupage, FTL and dedicated transport requirements.
• Monitor deliveries and manage delays, failures and re-deliveries before the customer experiences them.
• Investigate operational failures, identify root cause and fix the process.
• Maintain inventory control and stock accuracy across sites via inventory coordinators.
• Manage stock discrepancies, cycle counts, quarantine and traceability.
• Oversee returnable asset reconciliations and related activities.
• Ensure accurate logistics master data in NetSuite and connected systems.
• Track OTIF, stock accuracy and carrier performance; act on insights.
• Support Head of Logistics on improvement projects and system changes

Skills

Logistics management

3PL coordination

ERP systems

Excel

NetSuite

Problem solving

Organization

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Hawkstone is a fast-growing British drinks brand seeking a Logistics Manager to own the day-to-day logistics operation. You will work with a national 3PL, production partners, and Hawkstone sites to keep stock flowing and deliveries on time.

The role calls for coordinating production planning, warehouse relationships, and transport planning across internal and partner networks, with strong emphasis on problem solving and proactive issue resolution.